Prison officer jailed over relationship with inmate who was convicted murderer

• Rebecca Green, a 29-year-old female prison officer , has been sentenced to one year and four months in prison for misconduct in a public office after having a relationship with a convicted murderer.
• Green, who worked at HMP Whitemoor , began a relationship with inmate John Otugade, who is serving a life sentence for murder, in October 2022.
• Suspicions were raised in spring 2023, leading to an investigation where Otugade was moved to HMP Belmarsh and Green's mobile phone was seized, revealing messages confirming the relationship.
• Further evidence included a phone number matching Green's being added to Otugade's approved prison contacts list under the name 'partner'.
• Green, from Holbeach, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on 24 June, with police emphasising the serious breach of her responsibilities.